Open AccessEffects of dietary organic selenium content on fowls, chicks and eggs
Author(s) -
Esa Kääntee,
P. Kurkela,
Kaarlo Jaakkola
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
agricultural and food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1795-1895
pISSN - 1459-6067
DOI - 10.23986/afsci.72095
Subject(s) - selenium , hatching , offspring , zoology , chemistry , biology , food science , environmental chemistry , pregnancy , organic chemistry , genetics
This study deals with the effects of dietary organic selenium on the condition of parent fowls and offspring, on hatching and on egg Se, S, Fe, Zn and Cu contents. The results showed that selenium contents of 0.14 to 0.85 mg/kg DM had no untoward effects on the condition of the animals or on hatching. The selenium contents of eggs and feed were interrelated. An increase in the selenium content of eggs caused no changes in their S, Fe, Zn or Cu contents.